Currency markets
Japanese exporters struggle with strong yen
The yen blues
Choice of collateral currency
Collateral agreements are becoming popular in the over-the-counter derivatives market. Masaaki Fujii and Akihiko Takahashi demonstrate its significant impact on derivatives pricing with a direct link to the cross-currency market. The importance of…
Choice of collateral currency
Choice of collateral currency
South Korean export markets won’t slow
South Korean freight derivatives growth will not slow, despite the financial regulator’s institutional warning to Barclays and a caution to an individual at JP Morgan for breaking local banking rules by selling inappropriate currency derivatives that are…
Derivatives growth slowed over crisis, BIS finds
Growth was flat in several interest rate and forex derivatives categories between 2007 and 2010
RMB-denominated OTC derivatives poised to take off in Hong Kong
The renminbi deliverable forwards market has hit at least $28 million during the first month of trading following an agreement in July between the the PBOC and HKMA that enabled Hong Kong to act as an offshore centre for the Chinese currency.
Asia Risk 15: Delivering options for FX derivatives
The Asian foreign exchange markets have experienced more than their fair share of ups and downs during the past 15 years. But the phenomenal growth of trade flows between Asia and the rest of the world, and more recently, within the region, has created a…
The rise of multi-currency options
Adrian Campbell-Smith (RBS Currency Options Trading) and Ben Hamdani (RBS Currency Structuring) examine the realm of multi-currency options and explain some of the reasons behind their increasing popularity
Playing on forex correlation
The eurozone crisis sent market participants scrambling to put on macro hedges. A popular trade was to short the euro, but with the cost of this strategy escalating, some turned to correlation products. By Christopher Whittall
Dodd-Frank: forex swap clearing exemption at Treasury secretary’s discretion
Blanket forex exemption dropped from final bill; Treasury to determine issue
Asian traders lukewarm to renminbi despite US dollar-depeg
Asian exporters and importers are waiting to see more investment and hedging instruments for offshore renminbi before adopting the currency for trading
Korea moves to restrict FX derivatives leverage
Bank of Korea and Ministry of Strategy and Finance cut back leverage caps and limit corporate hedging of currency risks to 100% from 125% of exposure
Germany cuts euro and equity derivatives ban
Germany narrows shorting ban
German short sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
Sovereign debt and LatAm-related hedging key for Spanish dealers
Winners of the Risk España dealer rankings explain how hedging related to sovereign debt issuance and Latin America will be key revenue sources in 2010.
Hedging risks rethink
Sharp moves in foreign exchange currency pairs during the past 18 months have resulted in institutional investors reappraising their currency risks and hedging techniques. Some investors are using new instruments to better match their liquidity profiles…
A reversal of power
Investor demand for power reverse dual currency structures has fallen off a cliff as these once high coupon-paying instruments have morphed into zero coupon bonds with lock-in periods of up to 30 years. Issuers have also incurred significant costs. Is…
Thailand relaxes hedging rules
Hedging and international investment rules eased to encourage international involvement
